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How much protein is too much protein

User Ryan Lue
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Answer:

best to aim for no more than 2 gm/kg; that would be about 125 grams/day for a 140-pound person. obviously it'll be different for children because there smaller but that's an estimate.

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User Brad Koch
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2 g per kg

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Most research indicates that eating more than 2 g per kg of body weight daily of protein for a long time can cause health problems.

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